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IVN Podcast: UT Columnist Michael Smolens Dishes on 2020 Mayor's Race
San Diego, Calif.- California has moved up its 2020 primary election to the beginning of March, three months ahead of when it was held in 2016.As a result, 2020 mayoral campaigns are already in f...
Two ballot measures will test crime attitudes
Over the last few decades, Californians have seen crime spike upwards to crisis levels and then decline just as sharply.Their attitudes about crime have been just as volatile, translating into ever-ch...
Organizations, Lawmakers Push for Open Primaries as Crowded 2020 Field Emerges
The 2020 presidential field is already taking shape. Nine Democrats have announced their campaigns since December, many of whose announcements went under the radar because the lack of media coverage:P...
Class Warfare: Mayoral Candidate Cory Briggs Talks Donor Class vs. Voter Class
San Diego, Calif.- If the media wanted a dash of spice for the 2020 San Diego Mayoral race, enter Cory Briggs.A consistent critic of City Hall who has had success suing the city, Briggs has announced ...
Women’s March: What’s That Word? Intersectionalism?
You may have heard the story. In late December, it came out that leaders of the Women’s March made anti-Jewish remarks and had ties Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam. You can see the ...
OPINION: The Behavior of Democrats and Republicans Makes the Best Argument for Limited Government
To the Founders and the thinkers who preceded them, the idea of limited government (ironically, a key concept in the history of liberalism), seemed intuitive. The United States Constitution presents a...
Frayed Wires: As California enters a brave new energy world, can it keep the lights on?
Gretchen Bakke thinks a lot about power—the kind that sizzles through a complex grid of electrical stations, poles, lines and transformers, keeping the lights on for tens of millions of Californians w...
4 Campaigns Discuss How They Terminated Gerrymandering in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWUXpMO3-88Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute convened the Terminate Gerrymandering Summit on January 10 at the Unive...
Congressman Scott Peters Will Not Run For Mayor of San Diego
San Diego, Calif.- It's official, Congressman Scott Peters will not be running for Mayor of San Diego in 2020. He will however be on the ticket in 2020 for re-election to the 52nd Congressional distri...
Assemblyman Todd Gloria Announces 2020 Mayoral Run
https://www.facebook.com/toddgloria/videos/278266099531619/San Diego, Calif.- California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria announced his candidacy Wednesday to be the next Mayor of San Diego...